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About publications listed below: CAN Canada and member publications listed below provide a small example of what's available from our member organizations. For a listing of publications across Canada, click here or visit CAN Canada's member web sites.

Recommended Readings:

A New Climate for Conservation: Nature, Carbon and Climate Change in British Columbia
David Suzuki Foundation, CPAWS, Forest Ethics, et al., January, 2010
Executive Summary

Managing BC's Forests for a Cooler Planet: Carbon Storage, Sustainable Jobs and Conservation
David Suzuki Foundation et al., January, 2010
Executive Summary

Cap & Trade: Reducing Pollution, Inspiring Innovation
Pembina Institute, March, 2008
Fact sheet

B.C. Member Organizations

British Columbia Sustainable Energy Foundation

Founded in 2003, The BC Sustainable Energy Association is a non-profit association of citizens, professionals and practitioners committed to promoting sustainable energy in British Columbia.

Living Oceans Society

Based out of Sointula, a small fishing village on the central coast of British Columbia, Living Oceans Society is Canada's largest organization focusing exclusively on marine conservation issues. Living Oceans Society believes that people are part of the environment and by protecting the B.C. coastal ecosystem, look to build sustainable communities today and for our children.

Voters Taking Action on Climate Change

VTACC is a group based out of Vancouver who are deeply concerned about global warming and aim to mobilize Canadians to get engaged politically and call for immediate and deep reductions in emissions.

Further Readings on British Columbia

		Managing BC's Forests for a Cooler Planet: Carbon Storage, Sustainable Jobs and Conservation
		Issues in Bioenergy Development in Western Canada Climate Action Network Canada, February 2006 Executive Summary
		Provincial Power Play: Breaking away from federal inaction on climate change David Suzuki Foundation, 2008 Media Backgrounder: B.C. Budget 2009
		Deep Reductions, Strong Growth: An economic analysis showing that Canada can prosper economically while doing its share to prevent dangerous climate change Pembina Institute, David Suzuki Foundation, December 2008
		Clearing the Air: Nuclear Power and Climate Change Pembina Institute Full Report: Nuclear Power in Canada: An Examination of Risks, Impacts and Sustainability Clearing the Air About Nuclear Power: Summary Report Clearing the Air: Uranium Mining: Nuclear Power's Dirty Secret
		Carbon Taxes: Key Issues, Key Questions Pembina Institute, David Suzuki Foundation, May 2008 Cap & Trade: Tackling 40% of British Columbia’s Global Warming Emissions Pembina Institute Cap & Trade: Reducing Pollution, Inspiring Innovation Pembina Institute Tomorrow Today: How Canada can make a world of difference Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, David Suzuki Foundation, Ecojustice, Environmental Defence, Equiterre, Greenpeace, Nature Canada, Pembina Institute, Pollution Probe, Sierra Club Canada and World Wildlife Fund (Note: Not all organizations listed as author for this publication are members of CAN Canada)

		Pricing Carbon: Saving Green David Suzuki Foundation, 2008
		energy [r]evolution: a sustainable world energy outlook Greenpeace, 2007
		Asia Pacific Partnership Backgrounder Sierra Club of Canada, October 2007
		Intensity-Based Targets: Not the Solution to Climate Change David Suzuki Foundation Briefing Note, February 2007
		Fair Share, Green Share: A proposal for regulating greenhouse gases from Canadian industry Pembina Institute: Submission to the House of Commons Legislative Committee on Bill C-30, February 20, 2007 Issues in Bioenergy Development in Western Canada Climate Action Network Canada, February 2006 Executive Summary The Case for Deep Reductions: Canada’s Role in Preventing Dangerous Climate Change David Suzuki Foundation and Pembina Institute, November 2005 The Case for Deep Reductions: Canada’s Role in Preventing Dangerous Climate Change - Executive Summary Government Spending on Canada's Oil and Gas Industry - Undermining Canada's Kyoto Commitment Pembina Institute, January 2005 Executive Summary
		Phasing Out Nuclear Power in Canada: Toward Sustainable Electricity Futures Campaign for Nuclear Phaseout, July 2003
		Kyoto and Beyond: The Low Emission Path to Innovation and Effficency Climate Action Network Canada, October 2002 Kyoto and Beyond: Summary How Ratifying the Kyoto Protocol Will Benefit Canada's Competitiveness - Introduction How Ratifying the Kyoto Protocol Will Benefit Canada's Competitiveness - Full Report